July 15, 2003	Tuesday	Jumadi-ul-Awwal 14, 1424

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Mines industry, a hotbed for bonded, child labour: speakers ISLAMABAD, July 14: Pakistan’s mines industry is a hotbed for bonded and child labour, said speakers at a seminar held at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute on Monday....		Single bench order suspended: Pindi cantonment body restoration RAWALPINDI, July 14: A division bench of the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, on Monday suspended the Rawalpindi Cantonment elected body restoration order....
VU starts multi-discipline degree programme ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Virtual University (VU) has initiated four years degree programme in multi-discipline, said minister in charge for science and technology Prof (Dr) Attaur Rehman here on Monday....		Islamabad Expressway cost goes up by Rs250m ISLAMABAD, July 14: The cost of Islamabad Expressway project has gone up by Rs250 million due to delay in its completion, sources told Dawn on Monday....
Ata offers funds to set up 50 British Council linkage centres ISLAMABAD, July 14: The chairman of Higher Education Commission (HEC), Dr Attaur Rehman, has offered financial assistance to the British Council to set up 50 more linkage centres in the country....		Govt accused of committing HR abuses ISLAMABAD, July 14: People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPP) MPA from Punjab Farzana Raja has accused the government of committing “human rights abuse in the name of accountability.”...
Plan devised for preserving historical buildings RAWALPINDI, July 14: A plan has been formulated for preserving the old and historical buildings in the city, and the provincial government will provide funds in this regard....		Private schools may be shifted to G-11, H-11 ISLAMABAD, July 14: The government on Monday decided to set up a facilitation cell in the education ministry for registration of private educational institutions....
HEC plans to enhance pays of varsity teachers ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) is working on a plan to enhance salaries of teachers working in public sector universities to bring it on a par with private...		AIOU to offer admissions from August 1 ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Allama Iqbal Open University will offer admissions to various disciplines for Semester Autumn 2003 from preliminary to PhD level from August 1....
Expedite work on Leh bridges, says Nazim RAWALPINDI, July 14: The district Nazim, Raja Tariq Kiani, on Monday ordered the contractors and Project Management Unit (PMU) officials to expedite the work on Nullah Leh bridges....		Court summons SHO RAWALPINDI, July 14: The civil judge, Imtiaz Ali, has summoned the station house officer (SHO) of Jatli police station to appear before him on July 22....
New envoy to France ISLAMABAD, July 14: The government has appointed Aneesuddin Ahmed as Pakistan ambassador to France....		Body formed to support local government plans ISLAMABAD, July 14: Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication and the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) have joined hands to collect, disseminate and transmit basic data for all their stakeholders to strengthen...
IPCC revived after 44 months ISLAMABAD, July 14: Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali has revived the Inter-Provincial Coordination Committee (IPCC) to create uniformity of policies between the federal and provincial governments and speed up the...		Nationalist parties say govt behind terrorist attacks QUETTA, July 14: Nationalist and democratic political parties have announced to organize a peaceful demonstration on July 19 against religious extremism in the province....
Fazl meets FO secy before India visit ISLAMABAD, July 14: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) President and MMA Secretary-General Maulana Fazlur Rehman met Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar at the Foreign Office here on Monday afternoon ahead of the JUI leaders’...		Faisal terms Quetta killings a sabotage QUETTA, July 14: Federal Interior Minister Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat has termed the recent terrorist acts in Quetta a spillover of instability in Afghanistan and ongoing war against terrorism, saying that...
PM wants to find a solution, says Fazl LAHORE, July 14: Prime minister Zafarullah Jamali is holding individual meetings with opposition leaders to seek suggestions for avoiding any deadlock during talks in formal meetings of parliamentary heads on the...		Musharraf is not acceptable: PML-N ISLAMABAD, July 14: Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) acting chief Makhdoom Javed Hashmi has said Gen Pervez Musharraf is not acceptable to the party as a president with or without uniform....
Expired drugs provided for Sars screening GILGIT, July 14: The National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad, has dispatched over 100,000 expired chlorine tablets to the Sars screening and quarantine centres set up at the Sust, Hunza on...		ADB provides $350m for judicial reforms ISLAMABAD, July 14: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has provided technical assitance worth $350 million for judicial reforms in Pakistan....
Gas pipeline damaged QUETTA, July 14: A gas pipeline connecting two major wells exploded and caught fire at Sui when unknown armed men opened fire at it on Monday, official sources said....		Additional force needed: CM QUETTA, July 14: Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Muhammad Yousuf told newsmen on Monday that the province had asked the federal government to provide 1,000 personnel of the Frontier Constabulary that would...
Germany stops funds for women centre ISLAMABAD, July 14: The German government has stopped funding for the women crisis centre, Mera Ghar, in Peshawar because of differences with the provincial government....		SCBA polls on Oct 25 ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) elections will be held on Oct 25....
Rain forecast ISLAMABAD, July 14: The Met Office has forecast more rains during the next few days....		Consumption of rain water causes disease in Kachho DADU, July 14: The gastroenteritis cases are increasing in different parts of Johi, Sehwan and Khairpur Nathan Shah Talukas....
Quetta tragedy mourned KHAIRPUR, July 14: On the call of the Shia Rabita Council and the Jafria Alliance, a complete strike was observed here on Sunday to mourn the Quetta tragedy....		Steps be taken to ensure use of flood water: minister SUKKUR, July 14: State minister for water and power Khalid Ahmed Lund has called upon the Sindh government and particularly, the irrigation department, to strengthen protective embankments of the River Indus...
15 villages, farmland inundated THATTA, July 14: Fifteen villages and hundreds of acres of farmland have been inundated near here since Sunday when several breaches occurred at the embankments of Jerman Dhoro rain drain....		Poor sanitary conditions deplored LARKANA, July 14: The shopkeepers of Reshamgali took out a procession here on Monday to protest over poor sanitary conditions in the market area....
Businessmen demand expulsion of refugees KOHAT, July 14: The business community has demanded strict action against the Afghan refugees who have been refusing to vacate local refugee camps....		PPP rejects Shujaat’s statement ISLAMABAD, July 14: Pakistan People’s Party has rejected the contention of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain that the matter of uniform of Gen Musharraf is a settled issue and that there would be...
DPs’ repatriation to gain pace, says minister PESHAWAR, July 14: Federal Minister for Water and Power Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao has said that repatriation of the Afghan refugees will gain momentum as the political situation in Afghanistan becomes more stable....		China begins building 14 bridges on KKH GILGIT, July 14: The Chinese construction firms have arrived in Northern Areas to start construction of the proposed 14 reinforced cement concrete (RCC) bridges on the Karakoram Highway (KKH)....
Injured ibex recuperates in quarantine GILGIT, July 14: An injured ibex that was kept in quarantine for treatment two weeks ago at the forest department camp near the Pakistan-China border in Khunjeerab is getting recuperated, the...		Councillor, guest shot dead HARIPUR,  July 14: A member of union council and another man were shot  dead while the third man was seriously injured in a far-flung  village of PS Lora on Sunday night....
GST levy in Pata opposed MINGORA, July 14: The leaders of different traders’ organizations have rejected the government’s plan to impose general sales tax in the Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (Pata)....		Staff shortage CHITRAL, July 14: Nearly 23 high schools out of the 45 in the district are being run without principals....
IGP’s ban on pickets being flouted LAHORE, July 14: The city police are flouting the ban imposed on pickets by IGP Masud Shah, whose repeated instructions to this effect seem to have fallen on deaf ears....		Road-user charge’s collection suspended LAHORE, July 14: A senior civil judge on Monday suspended operation of the City District Government’s notification regarding levy of road-user charge on 32 roads in the provincial metropolis....
US designs worry Indian media LAHORE, July 14: An Indian media delegation has expressed fears that its country may be the US target after Iran and Pakistan....		EPB workshop for engineering firms LAHORE, July 14: The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) is holding a three-day interactive workshop for local engineering companies to encourage them to start exporting their goods to the developed countries, especially...
NAB allowed separate trial LAHORE, July 14: The Lahore High Court allowed on Monday the NAB’s plea for separate trial of an accused held in Emirates Bank scam after his extradition from the UAE....		LHC denies bail to UDCS ex-MD LAHORE, July 14: An appellate bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday denied bail to Razia Shafi, a former managing-director of the defunct United Development Co-operative Society, in a NAB...
Crushing to be delayed: PSMA LAHORE, July 14: The next crushing season would be started late because of the surplus sugar, having serious repercussions for the growers in the country....		Police ‘kill’ suspect in custody LAHORE, July 14: Police allegedly tortured to death a suspect in the Baghbanpura lock-up here on Monday....
Programme launched for eye care training LAHORE, July 14: The newly-established Punjab Institute of Preventive Ophthalmology (PIPO) has launched a national and provincial primary eye care training programme in 20 districts that have been upgraded by Aus-Aid...		Stray dogs’ growth unchecked LAHORE, July 14: The City District Government has failed to check the growth of stray dogs in the city....